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Dan Ronan

Senior Reporter

Dan Ronan is the Managing Producer-Multimedia/Senior Reporter for Transport Topics, the leading online and print publication covering the trucking, freight and logistics industry.


Government, Business, Fuel

Gambling Expands at Pa. Truck Stops, but Opponents Continue Fight

Four Pennsylvania truck stops are the latest to have been given conditional approval to operate video gaming terminals at their facilities, the latest step in a long-running, controversial effort in the state to introduce the gambling devices in truck stops and convenience stores.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
March 11, 2019
Business, Fuel

Amazon Cites Reduced Carbon Output in New Delivery Option

Amazon Prime customers across the United States now can pick which day of the week they want to receive their packages. By offering the option of a specific day for delivery, the Seattle-based retail giant says this will cut its carbon footprint, reduce packaging since the items likely will arrive in fewer boxes, and make shipping more predictable.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
March 6, 2019
Government, Business

Possible US-China Trade Agreement Leads to Industry Optimism

Freight industry officials and economists are expressing optimism about the trucking and logistics business now that trade negotiations between the United States and China could result in an agreement, preventing another increase in tariffs.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
February 28, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

NTSB Takes Lead Investigating Crash of Amazon Air Cargo Plane

A widebody cargo plane hauling packages for Amazon with three people aboard abruptly plunged out of the sky and slammed into a bay Feb. 23 as it was preparing to land in Houston.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
February 27, 2019
Business, Logistics

Teamsters: Jack Cooper Workers at Ford Plant in Louisville Won’t Be Laid Off

Four hundred twenty-five union workers at the Ford Truck Plant in Louisville, Ky., who were told Feb. 20 they were being laid off April 21, will not be out of work, according to a Teamsters union leader who spoke with Transport Topics.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
February 26, 2019
Government, Business

Nation’s Ports Off to a Strong Start in 2019; Trump Delays Tariff Increase

The nation’s major ports finished 2018 setting monthly and yearly container volume records, and industry experts said 2019 is off to a strong start. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump said on Feb. 24 he is delaying the scheduled March 1 increase in the tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
February 21, 2019
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

DTNA Unveils New Driver-Assist Technology in Freightliner Cascadia

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Truck manufacturer Daimler Trucks North America recently demonstrated automated driver-assist technology that’s set to debut in its 2020 Freightliner Cascadia Class 8 model later this year, and said the system promises to make driving a truck — and the highways overall — safer.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
February 19, 2019
Government, Business, Safety

Truck Parking Shortage Costs Drivers $4,600 a Year, Expert Says

ORLANDO, Fla. — The difficulty of finding truck parking is pushing drivers out of the business and contributing to the industry’s persistent driver shortage, according to experts who spoke at the Natso annual convention, held here Feb. 10-13.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
February 14, 2019
Top 100

Old Dominion Reports Revenue Gains for 4Q, Full Year

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. on Feb. 7 reported strong fourth-quarter and full-year results.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
February 7, 2019
Business

YRC Worldwide Reports 4Q Profit, Bounces Back From 2017

YRC Worldwide posted fourth-quarter 2018 net income of $21.8 million or 66 cents a share, a significant improvement compared with the year-ago period, when it lost $7.5 million and had a loss per share of 23 cents.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
February 6, 2019